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Careers rarely develop the way we plan them. Our career path often takes many twists and turns, with particular events, choices and people influencing our direction.

We asked Sinead Kenny from Smart Futures to give some advice for people considering this job:

If it is possible to get some work experience during the summer holidays or weekends, it would be great. Find out if there are any positions (voluntary or otherwise) available in your local IT or University. Get involved in a hobby such as model making, this would be very helpful as it would help with dexterity & impart an understanding of the ways in which different materials interact when assembled together.

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Self Assessment

What are your interests?

Investigative?

The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.

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Cullen Fellow research on the carbon cycle at Burrishoole catchment

Brian Doyle is a PhD student at Dundalk Institute of Technology and a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute. His research topic is on ‘resolving the organic carbon budget of a salmonid, humic lake in the west of Ireland.’ Brian’s research is focused on Lough Feeagh

Posted by Marine Institute

06/09/2019

Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre

Elizabeth Tray Research Scientist, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre (GMIT) and Marine Institute Research Scientist, Elizabeth Tray, is preserving past marine research through the project ‘Unlocking the Archive’. A partnership between GMIT’s Marine and Freshwater Research Centre and the Marine Institute, the project aims to create

Posted by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

14/08/2019

Jewellery Designer

JEWELLERY: Gayle Anderson; Appleby Jewellers Appleby Jewellers, Dublin, have dedicated more then sixty years to creating a worldwide reputation for excellence and creative jewellery design, offering renowned diamond expertise and the very best in quality and value. My average day varies depending on the requirements of the workshop at

Posted by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

14/08/2019

Fashion Designer

FASHION: TISSUE Design Studio TISSUE is a womens ready-to-wear label based in Dublin. Our clothing is designed and made in Ireland using high quality natural fabrics. TISSUE clothes are 100% ethically and sustainably produced. We work on very different schedules. Hannah is an early bird, in the studio

Posted by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

14/08/2019

Furniture Maker

Alan Meredith - Furniture Maker How did you become interested in your career? From a young age I had a desire to make things from all sorts of materials. Over the years wood became my material of choice. The disciplines of woodturning and furniture making traditionally use solid wood and so

Posted by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

14/08/2019

Industrial Designer

Leon Butler How did you become interested in your career? I’ve always been kind of stuck at a bridge between art and technology and wanted something that would encompass both. I loved drawing but I was also into building computers and so Industrial Design, which I studied as

Posted by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

14/08/2019

Clay Artist

Sara Flynn How did you become interested in your career? I did a foundation course in Cork in 1988 with the intention of going on to study Painting. One of the materials we were able to experiment on the course was Clay - I loved it immediately and my direction changed

Posted by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

14/08/2019

Glass Artist

GLASS: Scott Benefield; artist I've always seen my work as an extension of an historical narrative that is about the material. It exists in relation to the long history of glass objects and embraces the techniques and traditions that enliven that history. The feeling of connection to past practice

Posted by Marine Institute

02/08/2019

Fisheries Scientist

Fisheries scientist at the Marine Institute, Jennifer Doyle has been surveying Nephrops norvegicus stocks, commonly known as the Dublin Bay prawn, for almost 20 years. Growing up close to the River Boyne in Co Meath, Jennifer says she was always spending time outdoors and by the water. “I